French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would head to Ukraine in February to finalise a bilateral security guarantee deal under which Paris would deliver more sophisticated weaponry, including long-range cruise missiles, Reuters reported.

The trip comes at a time when political infighting in the U.S. and European Union has held up two major packages of assistance for Ukraine.

France is working to finalize a bilateral security guarantee agreement with Ukraine to help strengthen its finances and defense against Russia in order to deter Moscow from future aggression.

Macron said some 40 SCALP long-range missiles and “several hundred bombs” would be delivered in the coming weeks.

"I will go myself to Ukraine in February and finalise these texts," Macron said, adding that the Europeans need to make sure that Ukraine will be able to continue to defend itself from Russia.

Kyiv is seeking to maintain flows of military and financial aid from its Western allies after nearly two years of fighting a full-scale Russian invasion.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in Kyiv last week to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine to buy drones, including surveillance, long-range strike and sea drones.

Macron said that Moscow could not be allowed to defeat Ukraine otherwise the security of Europe would be put at risk.